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BY
Mr. Chauncey
Kennedy Road Middle
Concept map
Context
Clues
How Do You Guess The
Meaning Of An
Unfamiliar Word?
There are words or phrases around an
unfamiliar word that can help you
understand the meaning of a new word.
These words and phrases are called
context clues.
If you learn how to use these clues,
you can save yourself a trip to the
dictionary, increase your vocabulary, and
improve your reading comprehension.
CONTEXT CLUES
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
6. Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers
grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive. What
does the word thrive probably mean?
a. flourish b. die c. wither d. deteriorate
THE END
QUESTIONS?